Problem of Evil Review

Question 1

Scripture discourages us from thinking they can ever exhaustively know and understand God&#x27;s reason in any case of evil.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

The word "theodicy" comes from two Greek words meaning ...

Accepted Answer

God / Justice

Question 3

The position that states there are some goods that can&#x27;t exist apart from evil to which they respond is called ...

Accepted Answer

Higher order goods theodicy

Question 4

Which is not one of the three themes founds in the Greater Good Theodicy?

Accepted Answer

The greater the suffering the greater the end good

Question 5

In the end of Job&#x27;s story, God revealed why Job actually suffered.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

One Christian explanation is that God may have a good reason for allowing evil, consistent with his good character

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

From a Christian perspective, accepting the premise that a perfectly good God must prevent evil is best.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Inscrutability means

Accepted Answer

Impossible to know or explain

Question 9

The two most common Christian replies to the Problem of Evil are theodicy and rationality.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Greater Good Theodicy holds that ...

Accepted Answer

Scripture combines theodicy and inscrutability

Question 11

In regards to evils told in the Bible, Scripture always attributes it to God&#x27;s sovereignty and not man&#x27;s responsibility.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

Which Biblical figure was not cited in supports of Greater Good Theodicy?

Accepted Answer

Jeremiah

Question 13

Problem of Evil says that because evil exists and God could&#x27;ve prevented them either he doesn&#x27;t exist or he is not good.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Greater Good Theodicy is preferrred by most evangelicals

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Scripture never actually states God uses evil intentionally ... only that it happens and then he uses it for good.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

Which position of theodicy asserts that humans&#x27; ability to choose comes with the possibility or moral evil.

Accepted Answer

Free Will Theodicy

Question 17

Joseph became well aware of what God was doing which enabled him to endure and bear all the evils he experienced.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

It&#x27;s logically impossible to reasonably criticize God for permitting evil because we don&#x27;t exhaustively know everything.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Inscrutability must be consistent with what is revealed, affirmed and believed by faith in God through Scripture.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

The Problem of Evil argues that because of the existence of evil, God does not exist or is not good

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

IN the end of the story, Job is frustrated that he still doesn&#x27;t understand what God has done and why.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

The stories of Job and Joseph both incorporate moral and natural evils.

Accepted Answer

True

Questions 22